Mihkel was born in 1748. Mihkel's father was Toomas and his mother was Epp. His paternal grandfather is Mats and his paternal grandmother was Mai; his maternal grandfather was Mats and his maternal grandmother is Madli. He had two sisters named Liis and Katri. He had five half-brothers and three half-sisters, named Mikk, Jaan, Andres, Paap, Mats, Ann, Els and Mai. He died at the age of 56 in 1804.